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Claude Code v2.1.280 ·

Tool output truncation now appends an explanatory note

Truncated tool output can now include an explanatory note about why it was cut short

Under the hood Improvements
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1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ElsewhereArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.280,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What

When a tool's output is too long and gets cut short (truncated), Claude Code can now attach a truncationNote: a short explanatory message added after the shortened content, separated from it by a blank line. The note only appears when truncation actually happened and a note was provided.

Why

This gives a clearer signal when output has been shortened, instead of leaving the reader to guess why the content stops abruptly or seems incomplete.

How sure we are
Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtThe finding does not say which tools supply a truncationNote or what the note's wording looks like in practice.

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